JB revision Flashcards
What is the role of a national Constitution
A constitution is a legal, social and political document that organizes and sets the structure and operation of the institutions of government (executive, legislation, judiciary), political principles and rights of citizens. It is a set of fundamental legal-political supreme rules which are binding on everyone in the state (rule of law), benefit from public legitimacy and are harder to change than ordinary laws.
What are the differences between the mandates of the Human Right Council and a human right treaty body?
The HRC is an intergovernmental body within the UN system which is competent to discuss all thematic human rights issue and situations, it is general in the sense that it protects all human rights, unlike the treaty bodies, which specialise in certain rights and HRC has the mandate to monitor all member states rather than just those states which are party to human rights treaties
What are the social determinants of health?
The societal conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and
age, includes early childhood experiences, education, economic status, employment. housing, environment and access to healthcare. Law affects global health in multiple ways, by structuring, perpetuating, and mediating the social determinants of health.
